NEW ORLEANS – The Preservation Resource Center and the Louisiana Landmarks Society will sponsor a mayoral forum on Tuesday, Sept. 19, where the three leading mayoral candidates will address questions surrounding the theme “Shaping a Livable Historic City: The Challenges of Calling New Orleans Home.”
This event is hosted by the Center for the Study of New Orleans and The Institute of Politics at Loyola University New Orleans. Forum co-sponsors include Committee for a Better New Orleans, Smart Growth for Louisiana and Parks for All.
The event is free and open to the public, and will take place in Nunemaker Auditorium, on the third floor of Monroe Hall, at Loyola, 6363 St. Charles Ave., from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Free parking will be available at the Loyola campus on the night of the event at the West Road Parking Deck.
The invited candidates will address the future of the city of New Orleans on the eve of its Tricentennial. Discussion topics include housing costs and density, short-term rentals and the impact of tourism on neighborhoods, enforcement of the master plan and zoning law, preservation and its economic effect, infrastructure and transportation.
This event will be professionally recorded and streamed live via Loyola’s Livestream channel, enabling media outlets to carry a feed of the event live on their online platforms.
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Loyola University Presents Mayoral Forum ‘Shaping A Livable Historic City: The Challenges Of Calling New Orleans Home’
